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43 here...got a '99 PowerStroke and a '91 Cummins, both standards but they're not my daily drivers. They're only used when needing to haul something.
My daily driver is a '12 Titan with an automatic, but only because it is nearly impossible to find a newish 1/2 ton that is a standard. I never should have sold my '08 1/2 ton Ram standard...I sure miss that pickup.
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47 and yes
She never made it past the bedroom door, what was she aiming for...? She's gone shootin..
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46YO
99 F350 diesel 6-speed
At some point it will need replacing, and I'm not looking forward to it.
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Millennials don't know how to use a clutch & manual transmission.
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Sunbeam Alpine with Ford 2.8 V6 and Mustang 5 speed tranny. More fun than the law allows. Also Tahoe with automatic tranny. PS -- age is largely state of mind.
CRS, NRA Benefactor Life Member, Whittington Center, TSRA, DWWC, DRSS Android Reloading Ballistics App at http://www.xplat.net/
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Tremec five speed in my 73 Mach 1.
Conduct is the best proof of character.
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At this point the only stick shift I drive regularly is my hot rod AC Cobra. Nothing like rowing through the gears in a hot rod a listening to the pipes and accelerating out of corners without worrying about your tranny shifting at the wrong time.... However, when it comes to my other vehicles I just find the Auto tranny to just have too many advantages to ignore. My kids all learned to drive on a stick shift and can get by just fine with a stick or auto. Oh yeah, I'm 69 going on 21.... but my wife thinks I'm crazy...
Last edited by Sheister; 10/19/22.
Never underestimate your ability to overestimate your ability.
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I haven’t for almost 15 years but am getting a 2001 Ford Ranger tomorrow with a five speed. I’m 63.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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At this point the only stick shift I drive regularly is my hot rod AC Cobra. Nothing like rowing through the gears in a hot rod a listening to the pipes and accelerating out of corners without worrying about your tranny shifting at the wrong time.... However, when it comes to my other vehicles I just find the Auto tranny to just have too many advantages to ignore. My kids all learned to drive on a stick shift and can get by just fine with a stick or auto. Learning to drive stick certainly has little downside. My dad made sure we could - young, in case anything happened while at the cabin, regardless of vehicle - we could go get help. So I taught my kid for the same reasons.
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2016 Z06 corvette, 7 speed manual Age 71
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Does a motorcycle count? The Harley is a 6 speed.
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2007 (with the 5.9) Ram 3500 2016 VW Golf R 6 speed
Good anti theft deterrent
Fewer years ahead than behind
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My last one was a 1984 Jeep CJ7 that I sold in 1990, so 1990 is the last manual I owned.
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I sold an 03 Jeep Rubicon with a 5 sp. in 09, big mistake. I thought.
Looked at a Tacoma with a manual the other day & thought it fun to knock around in, but had been out all day & my knees were killing me. Got to thinking about sitting a a long red ight or the like, & holding the clutch in. My left knee said fugg that clutch & I passed on it. I'm 69.
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My 1985 BMW M635Csi 5 speed is one of my relaxation devices……
To anger a conservative, lie to him. To annoy a liberal, tell him the truth.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I sold an 03 Jeep Rubicon with a 5 sp. in 09, big mistake. I thought.
Looked at a Tacoma with a manual the other day & thought it fun to knock around in, but had been out all day & my knees were killing me. Got to thinking about sitting a a long red ight or the like, & holding the clutch in. My left knee said fugg that clutch & I passed on it. I'm 69. The pedal on my Taco is pretty light, compared to many other older ones I've driven.
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52 and have 03 BMW 325 and a 91 Dodge 350 with stick. One is just the backup car and Dodge is the farm truck that gets less than 20 miles a year on it. Has the 24 valve Cummins and only 127,000 miles. BMW has 223,000...
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Campfire Greenhorn
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Campfire Greenhorn
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a 2003 hd 2500 farm truck with a 5 speed. Have driven standards for the last 30 years. My daily driver is f150 auto. I am 67.
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57 and have a 2012 VW Beetle with a stick to help teach my kids how to drive a stick. I also drag race a stick shift. That is a real thrill.
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Campfire Ranger
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99 Frontier Daily driver I'm a few month younger than Renegade
FJB & FJT
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